1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 37):  Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll 1194, p. 87B, PN 6, SD 7, ED 150, enumerated 4 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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Stroup Benton P

W

M

27

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Grocer & Farmer

PA

PA

PA

______ E C

W

F

23

Wife

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Keeping House

PA

PA

PA

______ Laura S

W

F

6

Dau

/

PA

PA

PA

______ Harvey A

W

M

7/12

Oct

Son

/

PA

PA

PA

______ Wm V

W

M

2

Son

/

PA

PA

PA

Trepler Kate

W

F

20

/

Servant

PA

PA

PA

3.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

4.  1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #20-21 of 31):  Freeburg, Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll , pp. 259A-259B, SN 11, SD 10, ED 183, enumerated 16 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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Stroub Benton P

Head

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M

Sep 1853

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PA

PA

PA

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Farmer

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Y

O

F

F

______ Emma C

Wife

W

F

Mar 1859

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M

24

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5

PA

PA

PA

41

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Y

Y

______ Harvey A

Son

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M

Nov 1879

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S

PA

PA

PA

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Farm Laborer

0

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Y

Y

______ Walter D

Son

W

M

Nov 1881

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S

PA

PA

PA

18

Farm Laborer

0

Y

Y

Y

______ Jennie S

Dau

W

F

Feb 1884

16

S

PA

PA

PA

16

At School

7

Y

Y

Y

______ Grover C

Son

W

M

Mar 1888

12

S

PA

PA

PA

12

At School

2

7

Y

Y

Y

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______ Sarah E

Dau

W

F

Dec 1891

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S

PA

PA

PA

8

At School

7

Y

Y

Y

5.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #22 of 26):  Reichenbach Valley Road, Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll 1415 (Book 2), p. 282B, SN 11B, SD 10, ED 157, enumerated 30 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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382

Straub Benton P

Head

M

W

57

M1

36

PA

PA

PA

Eng

Retail Merchant

General Store

Emp

Y

Y

O

F

H

______ Emma C

Wife

F

W

52

M1

36

9

5

PA

PA

PA

Eng

None

Y

Y

______ Clevland C

Son

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W

21

S

PA

PA

PA

Eng

Saleman

General Store

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0

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Y

______ Sara

Dau

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W

18

S

PA

PA

PA

Eng

None

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Y

Reichenbach Norma A

Grand-Dau

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W

7

S

PA

PA

PA

None

Y

*Reichenbach Valley Road

6.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 23):  Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll 1653, p. 158B, SN 8B, SD 14, ED 170, enumerated 15/16 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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Straub Benton P

Head

O

F

M

W

76

M

Y

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

Merchant

Retail

W

______ Emma

Wife

F

W

62

M

Y

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

None

______ Grover C

Son

M

W

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M

Y

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

Laborer

Farm

W

______ Hulda

Dau-in-law

F

W

33

M

Y

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

None

______ Richard G

Grandson

M

W

6/12

S

Y

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

None

7.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 14):  Washington Twp., Snyder Co., PA, Roll 2148, p. 246B, SN 2B, ED 55-18, SD 18, enumerated 10 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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Straub Benton P

Head

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4000

R

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M

W

77

M

21

N

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

Merchant

Gen Store

O

Y

N

______ Emma C

Wife

F

W

72

M

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N

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

None

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Straub Cleveland G

Head

M

W

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S

26

N

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

Huckster

Country Produce

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Y

N

______ Hulda C

Wife

F

W

42

S

26

N

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

None

______ Richard G

Son

M

W

10

S

Y

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

None

______ William C

Son

M

W

10/12

S

N

Y

PA

PA

PA

None

______ Robert R

Son

M

W

10/12

S

N

Y

PA

PA

PA

None

*Ebenezer Church Road to Palace

8.  George W. Wagenseller.  1904.  Tombstone Inscriptions of Snyder County, Penna.  Wagenseller Publ., Middleburgh, PA (facsimile hard copy available from HigginsonBooks.com; online at the Snyder County PAGenWeb site):

p. 83	CHAPMAN TOWNSHIP... GRUBBS'S CHURCH CEMETERY...
p. 96	Straub, Wm. Vernon, s of Benton, d Aug 27, 1881, aged 3 y 5 m 13 d... Straub, Laura S, d of Benton, d Feb 24, 1891, aged 16 y 1 m 23 d. Straub, Infant of Benton.

9.  Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's Birthdate Calculator.

Name	Deathdate	Age at Death	Result
William Vernon	27 Aug 1881	13d 5m 03y	14 Mar 1878
Laura S	24 Feb 1891	23d 1m 16y	01 Jan 1875
(Calculated birthdates should always be prefaced with "ca." — you can't be certain the person who calculated their age did it correctly.)